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becurl

becurl verb: to cover or deck out with curls.

Verb

becurl (third-person singular simple present becurls, present participle becurling, simple past and past participle becurled)

  1. (transitive) To cover or deck out with curls.
    • […] all bedressed, becurled and befeathered […]1909, Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society, page 472
  2. (archaic, transitive) To curl; make curly.

Forms of becurl

third-person singular presentbecurls
present participlebecurling
past participlebecurled
pastbecurled

Origin of becurl

From be- + curl.

Questions about becurl

What does becurl mean?
Becurl means to cover or deck out with curls.
What part of speech is becurl?
Becurl is a verb.
What is the past tense of becurl?
The past tense of becurl is becurled.

Words near becurl in the dictionary

  1. becuffed
  2. becuiba nut
  3. becuiba nuts
  4. becuna
  5. becunted
  6. becurl
  7. becurled
  8. becurling
  9. becurls
  10. becurse
  11. becursed

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